Characteristics of newborns of diabetic mothers: a study of 1449 cases

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the epidemiological data, perinatal characteristics, neonatal morbidity and mortality of newborns from diabetic mothers (NDM). Methods: this was a retrospective, descriptive, conducted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Military Hospital of Tunis. Results: The NDM accounted for 14.75 % of births and 29.3 % of hospitalizations. Gestational diabetes rate was of 95.8 % with a recurrence rate of 1.9 %. The birth was premature in 13.4 %. Complications were dominated by neonatal respiratory distress (14.6 %) and macrosomia (10.4 %). The rate of congenital malformations was 4.9 %. The stillbirth rate was 0.7 %, the neonatal mortality rate was 1.6 %. Conclusion: The diabetes is a common endocrine disorder. Its fetal and neonatal adverse effects are numerous and significant.